C. Coville from Cracked.com published an article entitled, “5 Hated Groups That Are Going Out of Their Way to Be Awesome.” Coming in at number two on the list was Juggalos.

This article has it’s positive and humorous points. You can check out the part of the article discussing juggalos below.

From Cracked.com:

#2. Juggalos Love Swearing, Environmental Beautification

Even those of us who happily put up with bikers and bronies are probably less tolerant of Juggalos. If you don’t know much about Juggalos — members of the subculture that’s arisen among fans of Detroit hip-hop band Insane Clown Posse — a description probably isn’t going to do them justice. So here’s a picture instead:

Via Village Voice Yeah, that’s them.

Widely mocked since they emerged in the 1990s, Juggalos have recently seen their reputation go downhill quicker than the career trajectory of someone with an ICP face tattoo. Ridicule increased after this adorably optimistic 2010 ICP video went viral, and in 2014 Juggalos were classified as a gang by the FBI. Society’s animosity is not completely groundless: The yearly Juggalo music festival is a drug use free-for-all, and in 2010 fans injured a performer on stage by throwing rocks and urine-filled bottles at her. But for most people, Juggalo hate is less about righteous anger and more about making fun of adult men with bad teeth who wear clown makeup.

How They’re Being Awesome

My point here isn’t that Juggalos do charity: They do, but so do a lot of fans. The point is that when Juggalos do it, they do it awesomely. Take this Juggalo group in Florida, which picks up litter from local forests and highways in honor of a fellow fan named Stephanie who died from diabetes. (In true Juggalo fashion, they named themselves the Dead Stephanie Memorial Cleanup.) Or the Juggalo toy drive video, in which the band and various acolytes told us about the real meaning of Christmas:

Via Videogum

Juggalo charities, like Juggalos, don’t try to hide who they are or where they come from. The same pride and lack of self-awareness that prompts people to dress up in clown makeup in public also means that they see no need to stop swearing during promotional ads for children’s charities. We need to support this movement, if only so we can see what other names Juggalos come up with for their philanthropic works. A fund to support cancer research could be named “Fucking Cancer, How Does It Work?” A charity that works to prevent childhood hunger could be called “The Kids Need Faygo and Corn Dogs and Shit.” Get on this stuff, guys.

 

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